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Electoral reform is change in electoral systems to improve how public desires are expressed in election results. That can include reforms of: *Voting systems, such as proportional representation, a two-round system (runoff voting), instant-runoff voting, Instant Round Robin Voting called Condorcet Voting, approval voting, citizen initiatives and referendums and recall elections. *Vote-counting procedures *Rules about political parties, typically changes to election laws *Eligibility to vote *How candidates and political parties are able to stand (nomination rules) and how they are able to get their names onto ballots (ballot access) *Electoral constituencies and election district borders *Ballot design and voting equipment *Scrutineering (election monitoring by candidates, political parties, etc.) *Safety of voters and election workers *Measures against bribery, coercion, and conflicts of interest *Financing of candidates' and referendum campaigns *Factors which affect the rate of voter participation (voter turnout) == Continuous change == There are many such movements globally, in almost all democratic countries, as part of the basic definition of a democracy is the right to change the rules. Political science is imperfect; electoral reforms seek to make politics work a bit better, a bit sooner. The solution to the problems of democracy tends to be "more democracy." Electoral reform is a permanent feature of any healthy democracy. The Electoral Reform Society is a political pressure group based in the United Kingdom, believed to be the oldest organisation concerned with electoral systems in the world. The Society advocates scrapping First Past the Post (FPTP) for all national and local elections arguing that the system is 'bad for voters, bad for government and bad for democracy'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electoral reform」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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